Comprehensive Kenya defeat caps disappointing tournament as Ireland 7s bow out
Kenya won the play-off for 9th/10th place on a 22-0 scoreline. By The42 Team Wednesday 28 Jul 2021, 3:11 AM 10 hours ago 8,667 Views 6 Comments
Image: James Crombie/INPHO
Image: James Crombie/INPHO
THE IRELAND RUGBY Sevens finished their Olympic campaign with a loss, going down 22-0 to Kenya in their play-off for 9th/10th place.
It was a disappointing end for Anthony Eddy’s side and some sort of revenge for Kenya who were beaten by the Irish outfit in the pool stage yesterday.
Willy Ambaka, Jacob Ojee, Johnstone Olindi, Daniel Taabu all got on the scoresheet for what was the last game for Kenya captain Andrew Amonde. Once again, it was an inaccurate Irish performance. They struggled to get any forward momentum and their attack faltered
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Agony for Ireland 7s as late Kenyan try ends their Olympic medal hopes
Anthony Eddy’s side made a promising start but conceded a late score to miss out. By Murray Kinsella Tuesday 27 Jul 2021, 3:36 AM 8 hours ago 10,022 Views 3 Comments
Harry McNulty scores for Ireland against Kenya.
Image: James Crombie/INPHO
Image: James Crombie/INPHO
IRELAND MEN’S 7s have suffered last-minute agony as they conceded a try to Kenya to miss out on a place in the quarter-finals of the Olympics in Tokyo.
Anthony Eddy’s side needed to win by more than seven points to advance into the quarter-finals and were in position to do so as they led 12-0 with just two minutes remaining, only to see the Kenyans score late on.